The Materials and Articles in Contact With Food (Wales) Regulations 2012
Monday 16 January 2012
The Food Standards Agency in Wales is seeking comments from industry, enforcement authorities, port health authorities, consumers and other interested stakeholders on the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012 and the associated draft impact assessment.
All comments and views should be sent to:
Vicki Reilly
Food Policy Team
Food Standards Agency in Wales
10th Floor, Southgate House
Wood St
Cardiff
CF10 1EW
Tel: 02920 678952
Fax: 02920 678919
E-mail: food.policy.wales@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Responses are requested by: 9 April 2012
Audience
Who will this consultation be of most interest to?
Businesses that manufacture, import, wholesale and/or retail materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, port health authorities, local enforcement authorities, consumers and others who may have in interest in the policy and legislation on food contact materials.
What is the subject of this consultation?
The proposed Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012 will provide for the execution and enforcement, in Wales, of European Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food ('the EU Regulation'). The proposed regulations also revoke and re-enact nearly all food contact materials legislation within the Food Standards Agency's remit (with the exception of The Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (Wales) Regulations 2011), into a single consolidated Statutory Instrument.
What is the purpose of this consultation?
The Food Standards Agency in Wales is seeking comments from industry, enforcement authorities, port health authorities, consumers and other interested stakeholders on the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012 and the associated draft impact assessment.
Consultation details
The Food Standards Agency in Wales welcomes your comments on:
- The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012 ('the proposed consolidated Regulations') at Annexe B. These Regulations would provide for the execution and enforcement, in Wales, of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/20111 ('the new EU Regulation') at Annexe C relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
- With the exception of The Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (Wales) Regulations 20112, the proposed consolidated Regulations will also revoke and re-enact all existing national legislation within the Food Standards Agency's (FSA) remit on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, with necessary amendments; thus implementing and/or enforcing all EU food contact materials legislation in on one consolidated instrument. We would welcome comments on this proposed consolidation.
- Details of changes to the national legislation.
- The draft impact assessment (IA) at Annexe D. We would particularly welcome comments and supporting evidence in respect of any cost implications that may arise from these proposals.
The Food Standards Agency in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland will be carrying out consultations on parallel but separate regulations relating to those parts of the UK and associated draft impact assessments.
Endnotes
1 OJ Ref: L12m 15.1.2011, pg 1-89
2 SI 2011 No. 1605 (W186)
Purpose of the Consultation:
The FSA is conducting this consultation to seek comments from interested parties and obtain their views on the proposal to make national regulations to provide for the execution and enforcement of the new EU regulation by enforcement authorities in Wales.
The key proposals on which this consultation seeks comments are as follows:
Key proposal:
- to make national Regulations to provide for the execution and enforcement of the new EU regulation
- designation of competent authorities for the purpose of the regulation
- providing for offences of contravening certain provisions of the new EU regulation and for defences against prosecution for committing an offence in particular circumstances
- specifying the penalties that the Courts may impose upon conviction for an offence.
Responses:
Responses are required by close 9 April 2012. Please state, in your response, whether you are responding as a private individual or on behalf of an organisation/company (including details of any stakeholders your organisation represents).
Further information
This consultation has been prepared in accordance with the HM Government Code of Practice on Consultation, which states that a consultation must follow better regulation best practice, including carrying out an Impact Assessment (Regulatory Impact Assessment in Scotland). The assessment is included in the consultation documents.
We are interested in what you thought of this consultation and would therefore welcome your general feedback on both the consultation package and overall consultation process. If you would like to assist us to improve the quality of future consultations, please feel free to share your thoughts with us by using the consultation feedback questionnaire.
Publication of personal data and confidentiality of responses
In accordance with the FSA principle of openness our Information Centre at Aviation House will hold a copy of the completed consultation. The FSA will publish a summary of responses, which may include personal data, such as your full name. Disclosure of any other personal data would be made only upon request for the full consultation responses. If you do not want this information to be released, please complete and return the Publication of Personal Data Form. Return of this form does not mean that we will treat your response to the consultation as confidential, just your personal data.
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Publication of response summary
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If, after three months, the summary is still not showing, please contact the person who was responsible for the original consultation. Alternatively, you can contact the FSA Consultation Co-ordinator by email: consultationcoordinator@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Consultation
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